Efficiency of a circle system for short surgical cases: Comparison of desflurane with isoflurane

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 780-782

  Lee, D J H ^a   Robinson, D L ^a   Soni, N ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics volatile, desflurane; Anaesthetics volatile, isoflurane; Equipment, breathing systems

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; DESFLURANE; ISOFLURANE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; GAS ANALYSIS; GAS FLOW; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINOR SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RANDOMIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029976984     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/76.6.780     Document Type: Article

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